- Akari Unryu
Infobox animanga character
name = Akari Unryu
series = Ranma ½
caption = Akari Unryu
first = Volume 30
last =
creator =Rumiko Takahashi
alias = Pig girl
Ryoga's Girlfirend, by Ranma
age = 16
occupation = Sumo pig trainer
Pig farmer
relatives = Mr. Unryu, Grandfather
Katsunishiki, Pet
divider = yes
aux1 name = Curse
aux1 =
aux2 name = Fighting style
aux2 =nihongo|Akari Unryu|雲竜 あかり|Unryū Akari is an
fictional character inRumiko Takahashi 'smanga series "Ranma ½ ".Akari means "light or glimmer". Unryu means "cloud dragon" and more specifically is a sumo wrestling style involving both offense and defense. Though she has not yet made an appearance in the anime, an anime-only character called Anna shares a similar relationship with Ryoga.
History
Akari Unryu comes from a long line of trainers who raise and train pigs for sumo-type fighting. Akari loves pigs, and their potential strength as warriors. A favorite of hers turned out to be one of the best "sumo-pigs" in the country - Katsunishiki. It was even said by her grandfather that only a man who could defeat Katsunishiki in battle was worthy of becoming Akari's husband.
One day Ryoga happened to defeat Katsunishiki in battle, and of course, when Akari witnessed this, she quickly fell in love with him, of course claiming that she has loved Ryoga since before he defeated Katsunishiki and even showing Ryoga her diary to prove it (but Ranma is quick to notice that all the pages containing Ryoga's names are only a few minutes old). This love gets even stronger when Akari finds out that Ryoga can turn into a little black pig; this makes Akari see Ryoga as the perfect match for her. Thus, Akari pursues Ryoga, who isn't really sure who he loves for real - Akane or Akari.
During the Saffron arc, he adds Akane's photo (purchased from Nabiki) into a photo holder he has which also has Akari's picture in it. When battling Saffron for the first time and he happens to lose this holder, Ryoga is desperate to regain the photographs, as he values them immensely.
Relationship
Akari is head over heels in love with Ryoga. So much so that she even tries to learn to hate pigs for him. She is unsuccessful at breaking her joy of pigs, and feels unworthy of Ryoga, but once she discovers that he himself is actually a pig, she dances with joy that she has found the perfect man.
Personality
Akari, while exceedingly determined in her pursuit of Ryoga, is at heart a very sweet young woman. Patient and kind, she loves Ryoga despite his curse, and is very understanding of his stumbling in the ways of the heart. She also understands his poor sense of direction and provides him with a map to his destination before their dates.
References
* [http://www.animeinfo.org/featured/ranma/ranmapeople/akari.html Akari at AnimeInfo]
* [http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/characters/akari.html Akari at Furinkan.com]
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